January 15 Devotion - The Foundation of Peace

 

Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless.

لذلك ايها الاحباء اذ انتم منتظرون هذه اجتهدوا لتوجدوا عنده بلا دنس ولا عيب في سلام.

2 Peter 3:14

 

Did you ever find yourself not at peace with God? Although many may frown at this question, I admit there have been times when I have not been at peace with God. There are some Biblical questions to which I do not know the answers to, at the present time, and sometimes keeps me from being at peace with God. I need to realize that He may or may not reveal His answers to me, and even if He does, I may not understand because:

 

"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine”.

 

لأَنَّ أَفْكَارِي لَيْسَتْ مُمَاثِلَةً لأَفْكَارِكُمْ، وَلاَ طُرُقَكُمْ مِثْلُ طُرُقِي، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

 

Isaiah 55:8

 

Lasting peace cannot be attained through our own efforts, but rather through Christ in us. The peace that comes from Him is eternal. Our bond with Him is the foundation upon which real peace is built. I believe that in order to experience the peace of God we need first to be at peace with God.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, I want to experience Your true peace. God, please expose anything within me that may be preventing me from being at peace with You and heal it so that I can receive the true and everlasting peace that only You can give. Thank You Lord that through the atoning blood of Jesus I am without spot and blameless in Your eyes. Father, I rejoice in Your grace and faithfulness. Thank You Father for Your abundant blessings and Your deep, everlasting, and inseparable love for me. Father God, I praise You, revere You, bless You, worship You, I stand in awe of You, I lift You up on high, and glorify Your holy name. I pray in the name of The Prince of Peace Jesus Christ, to Jesus be the glory, the power, the dominion, the majesty and the blessings since the beginning of time, now, and forevermore. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein